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The Oregon Coast swings again with this annual festival featuring a blend of two- and four-beat, Dixieland and classic rag “hot jazz.” Your All Events badge admits you to all performance sites in the festival as the bands revive the jazz era with energetic flavor, vintage attire and a contagious New Orleans passion.

Highlights

• Discuss the elements of jazz and the greats of the genre with a local musician and college professor, and meet a dance instructor who teaches you a few steps — you’ll need them as the festival revs up.
• Learn about Oregon’s coastal ecology on naturalist-led field trips to Simpson Reef, Cape Arago, Shore Acres Botanical Gardens State Park and a variety of local beaches.
• The Jazz Festival kicks off with an evening celebration, followed by more than two days of dancing and laughter at events of your choosing and wrapped up with an unforgettable gospel service on the final day.

Activity Notes

Minimal walking and standing on this program. Free shuttle between festival venues.Coordinated by Coastal Journeys Unlimited.

Need Help?

The latest in light, portable, easy-to-use QUIETVOX listening devices are available on Road Scholar programs.* Whether you are outdoors, in a crowd or in a museum environment where speaking loudly is discouraged, a listening device makes it feel like our experts are speaking clearly and directly to you. Hear for yourself on a Road Scholar adventure!

*Please note that due to the nature of some programs, the remote location or government regulations, listening devices may not be available. If you’d like to know for sure if your program will offer listening devices, just call and ask an Advisor!